The Randolph Foundation

Foundation News

Mark your Calendars for these 2019 Randolph Foundation events!

The Randolph Story Slam (sponsored jointly by the Randolph Foundation and the Randolph Church) will be held on Saturday, August 3rd from 4 to 6 PM at the Randolph Church. View the 2017 and 2018 Story Slams.

The Randolph Foundation Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, August 16th from 4 to 6 PM at the Town Hall. Stay tuned to learn about our speaker.

It is my great pleasure and honor to serve as President of the Randolph Foundation. I continue to feel humbled at the prospect of carrying on the work of so many dedicated and visionary people from previous generations. The Foundation's history is deep, and its work is impactful.

The Randolph Foundation is led by an active and hard-working board, where each person brings his or her own strengths and passions to advance the mission of the Foundation. I am grateful for their collective commitment.

Sarah Gallop, president

Phil Guiser, vice-president

Angela Brown, treasurer

Gaye Ruble, secretary

Kelly Eggleston

Gary Newfield

Ben Phinney

Mark Santos

Guy Stever

As always, we are devoting ourselves to the Foundation's mission of maintaining and improving the Ravine House Site area, awarding local grants, administering educational scholarships, providing Lifeline services for our residents, producing community publications, and planning special events and projects that bring our community together. We're gearing up for Celebration 2024 - the town's bicentennial!

Please be in touch anytime to share thoughts and ideas about the work of the Foundation - your Foundation. The entire board and I thank you for your ongoing generous support.

Sarah Eusden Gallop

The Randolph Foundation was created, and is sustained, by the residents and friends of Randolph, New Hampshire. The Foundation supports the needs of Randolph and its neighboring towns in a variety of areas including conservation, communication, education, recreation, town history, leadership, health and welfare, and other important issues as determined by the Board of Directors and the Randolph community.

History:

In 1960, the Ravine House, a well-known North Country Inn, closed its doors. A group of Randolph citizens formed a community foundation to preserve the Ravine House property from private development by placing it in a trust. The original incorporators were Douglas Horton, Gordon Lowe, Miriam Underhill, James Alexander and Katherine Wood. Hershner Cross was appointed auditor.

In 1966, 51 acres, including the swimming pool, park and Durand Lake were deeded to the town of Randolph. That same year the Randolph Foundation began an educational scholarship program that provided a scholarship to any Randolph resident for post secondary education. The Foundation also pledged to support the maintenance and upkeep of the swimming pool, the Ravine House site, Lake Durand and the tennis court. The Foundation retained ownership of one original Ravine House Site parcel that includes Crystal Spring - the water source for the Ravine House bathhouses and drinking fountain, as well as several private homes.

In 1987, Hershner Cross, President, along with the other directors of the Randolph Foundation reaffirmed that the priorities of the Foundation should be; educational scholarships, up keep of the Ravine House pool and site, Durand Lake, support for the elderly, support for the town cemetery, and compiling the town's historical records.

In 1989, the Katherine Wood Memorial Program was established providing matching grants to senior citizens for the Lifeline Emergency Response system.

In 1990, Hershner Cross created the Bowers-Cross Memorial Fund of the Randolph Foundation to fund The Mountain View, the Randolph Weekly, and/or successor publications. These publications were to be distributed free of charge to Randolph residents.

The Randolph Foundation has made significant grants over the years to support the bridges, shelters and camps of the Randolph Mountain Club. In 2010, The Foundation worked with the Mountain Club and the Town of Randolph to purchase the Mt. Crescent Trailhead property for inclusion in the Randolph Community Forest. The Foundation has also made gifts to support other purchases for the Randolph Community Forest, as well as shelving for the Randolph Public Library.

The Randolph Foundation Priorities:

Publications

The Foundation funds the quarterly Mountain View which is sent to over 700 homes, The Blizzard, which is sent to 200 local residents in the winter and The Randolph Weekly which is distributed every Friday during the months of July and August. See our publications page....

Grants

Lifeline

The Foundation supports the Lifeline service which equips the user with a lightweight button for emergency use. This service, which connects to the New England Emergency Response System, provides residents access to help immediately in an emergency. More information about Lifeline here....

Ravine House Site/Durand Lake

The Randolph Foundation oversees and supports the yearly mowing around Durand Lake and the Ravine House site as well as maintenance of the tennis court and the Ravine House pool. Read more about the Recreation area here...